The hall was silent.
The scene of Tang Cheng so confidently settling accounts with the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and demanding rewards was truly astonishing.
Everyone seemed to be meeting Tang Cheng for the first time. He was eloquent, spoke clearly and with an aggressive demeanor.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo's face turned slightly green, and she laughed out of anger.
"absurd!"
"I don't know when the Zhenguo Mansion owed you, Fourth Miss Tang, a favor?"
"If Miss Tang Si is relying on the piece of meat in her belly to ask for benefits without fear, thinking that she is the great benefactor of the Zhenguo Mansion to continue to have descendants, I think you have made a wrong calculation. The Zhenguo Mansion does not need the piece of meat in your belly."
"Forget it, let's not talk about this nonsense. Madam Tang, bring me the engagement letter and marriage certificate. I'm going to cancel the engagement!"
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo didn't want to stay any longer, for she was afraid that Tang Cheng would anger her to death if she wasn't careful.
The most important thing is that she came to cancel the engagement without telling the Duke and her son Wen Huaian.
Delay will lead to changes.
Seeing that Fourth Miss Tang doesn't care about marrying into the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she must still be thinking about the Fourth Prince.
As long as the engagement is cancelled, maybe Fourth Miss Tang will cling to the Fourth Prince as she did before.
Didn’t this person clamor for an abortion a few days ago
If the Duke had not valued this grandson, she would not have forced herself to accept this spoiled and brainless Fourth Young Miss.
Now I don’t have to endure it anymore.
After the engagement was cancelled, she wrote a letter to the Xie family to ask them to bring Xue Ning to the capital for a short stay so that her son could develop a relationship with her.
Zhang: “…”
"Ahem, sorry, Madam Duke, the fourth girl's marriage certificate and Prince Wen's engagement letter are in the hands of the Marquis."
"What?"
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked shocked and unbelievable.
The marriage certificate and the engagement letter are both in the hands of Marquis Nanyang. How can she cancel the engagement
It looks like today's efforts will be in vain.
If we miss today, it will be difficult to cancel the engagement once the Duke and Marquis of Nanyang intervene.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked very unhappy.
Zhang suppressed the slightly raised corners of her mouth. She would never admit that she had deliberately said it now.
Tang Cheng took a sip of tea and didn't care about the shocked and ugly face of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo. "Madam, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. The engagement letter and the marriage certificate are in my hands. I will give them to you after I settle the accounts. Now listen to me in detail."
After saying this, Tang Cheng added another sentence.
"Don't worry, as long as the Duke of Zhenguo and I are cleared, I will not break my promise. Someone as outstanding as me will not have trouble finding a husband, and I will not cling to Wen Huaian!"
She had just reminded her that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo always distorted the meaning of her words and brought up the child in her belly.
You must be trying to default on your debt. No way!
Tang Cheng was very angry.
The surprise came too fast.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo almost didn't react. She was helpless against a man like Tang Cheng who was shameless and didn't care about his reputation, but was spoiled by the Marquis of Nanyang. She was afraid that the Fourth Miss Tang would deliberately withhold the engagement letter and the marriage certificate and not cancel the engagement. With a breath, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo suppressed the ecstasy in her heart and calmed down.
"you say!"
She wanted to see how far Fourth Miss Tang would go in trying to curry favor with her.
Zhang was as curious as everyone else about what kind of favor Tang Cheng, who always loved to seek his own death, had done for the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion
Only the four maids remained calm.
The young lady has done a great favor to Master Wen.
While everyone was eagerly waiting for Tang Cheng to reveal the secret, she lazily leaned back in her chair and instructed the maid to rub her shoulders.
"Pearl, my shoulders are a little sore, can you rub them for me?"
"Yes, Miss!"
Zhenzhu quickly responded and walked forward to skillfully massage Tang Cheng's shoulders.
"Miss, let me help you massage your legs." Coral suddenly spoke.
"OK."
Tang Cheng gave Shanhu an appreciative look.
This coral is nice.
Linglong moved another rosewood chair without saying a word.
"Miss, you will be more comfortable if you put your legs on the chair."
Tang Cheng also gave Linglong a satisfied look.
Linglong is also a person with good taste.
"Miss, I will help you relieve your fatigue."
Amber was not willing to be outdone and massaged the acupoints on both sides of Tang Cheng's forehead.
Tang Cheng's mouth curled up.
The four maids each performed their duties and served Tang Cheng comfortably.
Everyone stared in amazement at Tang Cheng's inappropriate behavior as a spoiled young lady, and the hall fell silent again.
The corners of Zhang's mouth twitched. The fourth girl was making trouble again and irritating others. She glanced at the dark and forbearing face of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, and a trace of sympathy flashed in her eyes.
Just get used to it.
She wouldn't be used to it if the fourth girl didn't make trouble.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was once again angered by the arrogant Tang Cheng, but the wife of the Marquis of Nanyang was too cowardly to intervene, so she could only hold it in.
Tang Cheng did not keep them waiting for long. He left the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo alone for about a cup of tea, and continued to enjoy the attentive service of the maids while speaking: "I will not use my innocence to make a fuss. Anyway, I have no reputation in your eyes. It is only a matter of a word to break off the engagement. Everyone will just think that I deserve it."
"Let's get down to business!"
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo could no longer bear it and interrupted Tang Cheng's opening remarks.
Tang Cheng glanced at the anxious wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and snorted.
So impatient!
Forget it, let’s get straight to the point.
"After Wen Huaian returned home yesterday, the Duke's wife should have known that he was in good health. As a benefactor who cured him with a body-strengthening potion, it is normal for me to receive a reward."
"Miss, you are absolutely right. You have always taken advantage of others and never suffered any loss. Prince Wen wants to cancel the engagement. From now on you will be an outsider. It's time to settle accounts." Shanhu echoed while massaging the young lady's legs.
Everyone: “…”
Tang Cheng felt that the newly appointed Shanhu was very capable and had won her heart.
Decided to double her monthly salary.
"Wen Huaian clearly promised to give me a generous thank-you gift yesterday, but the Duke's wife couldn't wait to come to his house to cancel the engagement. This is a typical case of burning bridges after crossing the river and repaying kindness with hatred!"
"I like to put a price on it."
"One thousand taels of gold!"
"I have made peace with the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion. Here is my marriage certificate and engagement letter!"
Tang Cheng raised a slender white finger, looking very unwilling and aggrieved.
In this era, it is really a huge loss for her to only pay one thousand taels of gold for a body-strengthening potion that is worth a fortune.
Tang Cheng felt very aggrieved.
Who said the other party is the child's father? So you should consider the Buddha's face instead of the monk's.
One thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver.
The fourth young lady is asking for too much.
Everyone in the hall who didn't know the inside story took a deep breath.
Zhang was stunned and the teacup in her hand almost fell to the ground.
The four maids frowned.
They had seen the magic of the strengthening potion, and felt that one thousand taels of gold was too little for the young lady.
"One thousand taels of gold, Miss Tang has such a big appetite that she even blackmailed the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. Now everyone knows that the body-strengthening potion is a scam."
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was furious.
"Madam Guogong, are you trying to shirk your debt?"
Tang Cheng suddenly sat up straight, his beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened and his eyes looked unfriendly.
She was so wronged that the price was reduced and the sale was on sale, but the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo didn't even want to give her one thousand taels of gold. How abominable!
"Ms. Fourth Tang, it is better not to be greedy. Be careful not to end up with nothing."
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo looked at Tang Cheng with cold eyes and a warning in her tone.
Tang Cheng ignored her warning and was so stingy and insincere that he even cared about a mere 1,000 taels of gold.
"I only offer one thousand taels of gold because Wen Huaian is the father of the child in my belly. Don't be greedy."
"If the Duke's wife is reluctant to part with the 1,000 taels of gold, she can choose not to cancel the engagement. I don't mind."
Tang Cheng didn't care at all and enjoyed Pearl's massage comfortably.
Being engaged or not having an engagement has no binding force on her.
She's not the one who's anxious.
Tang Cheng was not a brainless person. He guessed that there was something fishy going on from the attitude of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and her eagerness to cancel the marriage.
Maybe the child's father is not aware of his mother's self-assertion.
Otherwise, Tang Cheng would have asked for an even higher price, at least ten times higher.
To the powerful and well-connected Duke Zhenguo's Mansion, one thousand taels of gold was just a drop in the bucket.
The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is really stingy.
I can't even bear to part with one thousand taels of gold.
“You… you…”
Lady Zhenguogong was so angry when she saw Tang Cheng's rogue behavior that she was fuming.
Zhang: “…”
The fourth girl is so infuriating that she is killing me.
Everyone was quietly waiting for the reaction of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, even the maids and nannies who had been brought by the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and had no sense of presence.
After a moment, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo suppressed her anger and agreed with a sullen face to give Tang Cheng one thousand taels of gold.
"Okay, I'll give it to you!"
After saying this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo quickly sent someone back to get the banknotes.
Tang Cheng was also very straightforward and sent Zhenzhu to the Peony Garden to get the marriage certificate and Wen Huaian's engagement letter.
When the time comes, you will hand over the silver in one hand and the marriage certificate and engagement letter in the other, oh, and two maids.
After the engagement was cancelled, the two maids would not stay in the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion, and Tang Cheng felt a little regretful.
Tell your father the Marquis when the time comes.
After one stick of incense.
"Miss, the banknote is fine."
Tang Cheng put away the banknotes contentedly, handed the marriage certificate and engagement letter to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo, and said with a smile.
"Goodbye!"
"Oh, by the way, Madam Guogong, I'm sorry to tell you the bad news. Wen Huaian's health has improved, but his difficulty in having children has not been improved or solved."
Zhang: “…”
Others: “…”
The marriage was called off, and the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo was completely relieved. She didn't bother to pay attention to Tang Cheng's alarmist remarks. She took the marriage certificate and engagement letter, and left with her people without even looking at Tang Cheng.
She wanted to rush to the government office to destroy the backup of the marriage certificate.
No one knew at this time, because Nanny Chen did not tell Tang Xin the news in public, the news that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo came to cancel the engagement quickly spread throughout the capital.
Zhenguogong Mansion
When Wen Huaian heard the news, his face changed and he immediately prepared his horse and rushed to Nanyang Marquis' Mansion.
Unfortunately, he was a step too late.
As soon as Wen Huaian arrived at the Nanyang Marquis' Mansion, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo left before him and went to the government office to destroy the registered marriage certificate.
Tang Cheng looked at the handsome man in front of him who was riding a horse at full speed and looked a little embarrassed, and felt regretful for a moment.
"You are late, our marriage is cancelled."